Eliot Spitzer Fantasizes About Beating 'American Idol'

The New York Times asked the former New York governor if he
fantasized about being president of the United States.

After a bit of cheeky back and forth with interviewer
Andrew Goldman, Spitzer answered with a focus on
his new life as host of a CNN show.

"Look, these days the fantasies are seeing headlines that say,
'CNN at 8 o'clock is beating all the competition,' that we're
beating 'American Idol' and O’Reilly."

Goldman had also heard that the show's crew joked about the
prostitution scandal on set and asked if the rumors were
true.

"No. Trust me, I don’t laugh about it," Spitzer said. "On the
other hand, you don’t live in a hermetically sealed container and
pretend things didn’t happen. It makes others feel more
comfortable, I think, when they can laugh and see that it is not
an issue that can never be raised."